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Bibliographical references for books in English with titles beginning by A
Chapter 4: General works on motor vehicles, marques, companies, and automotive and transport industries, plus automotive accessories and components

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Walker, Nick, A-Z of British coachbuilders ,1919-1960: and the development of styles & techniques (Bideford, Devon: Bay View Books, 1997). 192 p., illustrations (400, bw/c), 21 x 28 cm, bibliogr. ref. p. 205, glossary, index, ISBN: 1870979931 (hc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of the British coachbuilding industry with 1930 set as an important date: the beginning of the decline. Includes a list of some 250 British coachbuilders with details on their history and products.
Smith, Dan, Accessory mascots: the automotive accents of yesteryears, 1910-1940 (s. l.: [author], 1989). 140 p., illustrations (bw/c), 22 x 28 cm, index, ISBN: 0962387304 (sc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Includes reproduction of early ads and catalog pages. Types of mascots include art deco nudes, animals, aeronautical, military, comic character, illuminated, sporting, patriotic, etc.
Seymour, W. J., Account of our stewardship, being a record of the war-time activities of Vauxhall Motors Limited (An) (Luton, Bedfordshire: Vauxhall Motors, 1946). 108 p., illustrations, 18 x 23 cm.
Togo, Yukiyasu (1924- ) & William Wartman, Against all odds: the story of the Toyota Motor Corporation and the family that created it (New York, NY: St Martin's Press, 1993). 1st ed. xi, 260 p., illustrations (8 p.), 24 cm, index, ISBN: 0312097336 (hc, dj). Translated in German, "Nichts ist unmöglich: die Toyota-story".
Rowe, James H., Air-road-sea Addlestone: the Bleriot-Weymann-Plessey Works, 1916-1988 (Addlestone: D. M. & J. L. Barker, 1992). 64 p., illustrations (plans, portraits), 24 cm, ISBN: 0951865811.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chap. 1, Addlestone; chap. 2, Brooklands and channel flight; chap. 3, Propellers; chap. 4, The Bleriot building; chap. 5, Aircraft built in Addlestone; chap. 6, After The great war; chap. 7, Charles Terres Weymann; chap. 8, Putney to Addlestone; chap. 9, Buses; chap. 10, The second war and after; chap. 11, Strike and closure; chap. 12, Brixton estates; chap. 13, The Plessey Company; chap. 14, The move; chap. 15, Plessey radar buildings; chap. 16, Organisation; chap. 17, Activities; chap. 18, GEC/Siemens; chap. 19, Phases of activity.
McKinstry, S. Jaret, Albion Motor Car Company: growth and specialisation, 1899-1918 (The) (Paisley, Renfrew: Paisley College of Technology, Department of Economics and Management, 1988). [Economics and management working papers; 12]. 29 p., 21 cm.
Adams, Paul & Roy Milligan, Albion of Scotstoun: a century of cars, trucks and buses (Paisley, Renfrewshire: Albion Vehicle Preservation Trust, 1999). 168 p., illustrations (bw), 21 x 29 cm, ISBN: 0953594602 (hc).
Painting, Norman, Alldays & Onions: a brief history (Ashbourne: Landmark Publishing, 2002). [Landmark collector's library]. 224 p., illustrations (portraits), 26 cm, index, ISBN: 1843060477 (hc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of the British engineering companies, Alldays & Onions Pneumatic Engineering Co Ltd and then Alldays, Peacock & Co. Ltd, as an history of the British motor vehicle industry. Covers all the products including motorcycles, cars, buses, and trolleybuses. Includes tables of chassis numbers of the cars produced.
Zigmunt, Joan Everling, Allison, the people and the power: a pictorial history (Paducah, KY: Turner Publishing, 1997). limited ed. 200 p., illustrations, 32 cm, index, ISBN: 1563113155.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of the engines (for motor vehicles and airplanes) produced by the Allison Division of General Motors Corp.
America at the wheel : 100 years of the automobile in America (Detroit, MI: Automotive News, 1993). 216 p., illustrations (bw/c, portraits), 37 cm.
Coffey, Frank & Joseph Layden, America on wheels: the first 100 years 1896-1996 (Los Angeles, CA: General Publishing Group, 1998). 304 p., illustrations (bw/c), 29 cm, bibliogr. ref. p. 298, index, ISBN: 1575440873 (sc).
OTHER AND/OR PRIOR EDITION(S): Los Angeles, CA: General Publishing Group, 1996, ISBN: 1881649806 (hc).
Spinella, Art et al., America's auto dealer: the master merchandisers (Van Nuys, CA: Freed-Crown Publishers, 1978). 207 p., illustrations, 23 x 32 cm, bibliogr. ref. p. 207.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: History of automobile retailing and the development of the independent car dealership. With profiles of dealers, like Earl "Madman" Muntz known for his outrageous promotional stunts. Covers showrooms.

McCall, Walter Miller Pearce (1938- ), American ambulance 1900-2002: an illustrated history (The) (Hudson, WI: Iconografix, 2002). 158 p., illustrations, 28 cm, ISBN: 158388081X.

Cabadas, Joseph (1967- ) & Byron Olsen (1934- ), American auto factory (The) (St Paul, MN: Motorbooks International, 2002). 192 p., illustrations (bw/c), 28 x 31 cm, ISBN: 0760310599 (hc).
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Starts from the early 20th century. Covers tools, machines, workers, methods. Includes 50 colour illustrations and 200 in black and white. Marques or companies featured include: Ford, GM, Chrysler, Packard, Studebaker, Duesenberg, and Auburn. Foreword by Ben Hamper.
Sessler, Peter C., American automobile paint code interchange manual, 1945-1995 (Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1995). 159 p., 19 x 24 cm, ISBN: 087938977X.
Rae, John Bell (1911- ), American automobile industry (The) (Boston, MA: Twayne Publishers, 1984). [The evolution of American business: industries, institutions, and entrepreneurs]. xii, 212 p., illustrations, 23 cm, bibliogr. ref. pp. 199-202, index, ISBN: 080579803X.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface; Charts and tables; Chronology; chap. 1: Prelude; chap. 2: The origins; chap. 3: The industry takes form; chap. 4: The American contribution: mass production; chap. 5: The American contribution: industrial organization; chap. 6: The coming of mass consumption; chap. 7: Depression and the New Deal; chap. 8: The automobile industry at war; chap. 9: The triumph of bigness; chap. 10: The rise of the small car; chap. 11: The government and the automobile industry; chap. 12: The industry in turmoil; chap. 13: The international industry; chap. 14: Summary and conclusion; Bibliography essay; Selected bibliography; Index.
White, Lawrence J., American automobile industry in the postwar period (The) (Ph. D. thesis: Harvard University (Cambridge, MA), 1969).
COMMENTS: This thesis has been published.
Rae, John Bell (1911- ), American automobile manufacturers: the first forty years (Philadelphia, PA: Chilton Book, 1959). xii, 223 p., illustrations (24 p., portraits), 24 cm, bibliogr. ref. pp. 209-212, index.
Wilkins, Mira & Frank Ernest Hill (1888-1969), American business abroad: Ford on six continents (Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1964). xiii, 541 p., illustrations (portraits), 24 cm, bibliogr. ref. pp. 445-514.
NOTES ON CONTENTS: Introduction by Allan Nevins.
Sorensen, Lorin, American Ford (The) (St Helena, CA: Silverado Publishing, 1975). [Fordiana series]. 263 p., illustrations (bw/c), 28 x 41 cm.

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